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The mainstreaming of curanderos
The mainstreaming of curanderos
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26 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2023
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Podcast episode
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For centuries, communities across Latin America have relied on curanderos — healers who rely on indigenous tradition — for their physical and mental health. Will mainstream American health ever embrace it?Today, we examine the subject. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times utility reporter Karen GarciaMore reading:Some Latinos don’t trust Western mental health. That’s where curanderos come inCurandera’s spell may soothe your soulBringing medicine from the village into the public eye
Released:
Apr 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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